Auxiliary seat for barber chairs



June 28, 3955 c. H. KUSCHEL 2,7Hfi84 AUXILIARY SEAT FOR BARBER CHAIRS Filed April 6, 195:5 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Elarence H. Kamila! INVENTOR.

AUXILIARY SEAT FOR BARBER CHAIRS Clarence H. Kuschel, Seguin, Tex.

Application April 6, 1953, Serial No. 346,961

2 Claims. (Cl. 155-81) This invention relates generally to accessories for barber chairs and pertains more particularly to an improved form of auxiliary seat for such chairs wherein a barber may sit and relax while performing his duties.

A primary object of this invention is to provide an improved form of auxiliary seat for barber chairs which,

iary seat for a barber chair which includes means for attaching the seat to existing barber chair structures to provide therewith a neat appearing and useful accessory.

These together with other objects and advantages which will become subsequently apparent reside in the details of construction and operation as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawings forming a part hereof, wherein like numerals refer to like parts throughout, and in which:

Figure l is a vertical elevation of a portion of a barber chair provided with the novel auxiliary seat;

Figure 2 is a horizontal section taken substantially along the plane of section line 2-2 of Figure 1, showing the auxiliary seat in mounted relation on the barber chair;

Figure 3 is a vertical section through the auxiliary seat assembly showing the mounting portion thereof on an enlarged scale;

Figure 4 is a horizontal section on an enlarged scale showing a portion of the barber chair and its relation to the mounting for the auxiliary seat; and

Figure 5 is a vertical elevation of a portion of the device.

Referring now more particularly to the drawings, reference numeral indicates generally the supporting standard for a barber chair which includes a base 12 and telescopically received in its upper end the barber chair post 14, which post is conventionally extensible therefrom by means of hydraulic mechanism, not shown.

The auxiliary seat includes a cushion member 16 provided with a suitable base from which depends a supporting post 18 telescopically received within the vertical arm 20 of the substantial L-shaped supporting bracket 22 and the collar 24 and set screw 26 cooperate therewith to allow relative vertical adjustment between the supporting post and the bracket. The other end 28 of the bracket telescopically receives the free end 30 of an angulated pivot post 32, which free end is provided with vertical bores 34 meeting with diametrically opposed apertures 36 in the bracket to selectively receive a locking pin 38 extending therethrough. In this manner, the auxiliary seat assembly may be adjusted toward and away from the barber chair and, by virtue of the vertical adjustment nited States Patent 0 ice between the bracket and the supporting post of the seat, the auxiliary seat is readily and easily adjusted to its proper position to provide for the maximum of ease and comfort for the barber, regardless of the particular.

characteristics of the customer who is being served.

It will be noted that this adjustment not only allows the barber a maximum of comfort, but also permits him to perform his best work throughout the period of the work ing day inasmuch as he will not become unduly tired as is frequently the case where he must constantly stand while performing the barbering operations.

The lower end 40 of the pivot assembly is received in an apertured boss 42 formed integrally with an outer ring 44 embracing an inner ring 46, the latter being disposed in close concentric adjacency to the supporting standard of the barber chair.

The inner ring is provided with a plurality of vertical recesses 48 on its inner surface and each recess receives a strip of resilient friction increasing material 50, such as a hard rubber, frictionally engaging against the supporting post and maintaining the ring in place under the action of the set screws 52 threadedly engaged in abutting relation to the resilient strips. In the manner described above, the attachment will not mar or otherwise damage the barber chair structure and will evenly distribute force exerted on the attachment to the barber chair supporting standard. The inner ring is also provided with a lower flange 54 projecting radially therefrom and underlying an offset portion 56 in the outer ring forming therewith opposed bearing surfaces between which the front bearing and cage assembly 58 is disposed. Depending collar 60 formed at the end of the offset portion 56 embraces or encloses the flange 54 to obscure the bearing assembly and provide protection therefor.

The upper end of the inner ring is threaded as at 62 to receive a bearing ring 64 overlying the upper surface of face of the outer ring to present therewith opposed bearing surfaces receiving therebetween the bearing and cage assembly 66 and a depending flange or collar 68 encloses the bearing assembly and surrounds an upper portion of the outer ring similar to the collar 69. Proper adjustment of the mounting assembly is, of course, maintained by properly adjusting the bearing ring 64. In this manner, not only can the auxiliary seat be swung bodily around the supporting standard of the barber chair but also the seat assembly may be pivoted by virtue of the boss 42 and post 32. Also, the assembly is such that it requires a minimum of effort for the barber to manipulate himself and the seat assembly to the desired position relative to the barber chair.

From the foregoing, the construction and operation of the device will be readily understood and further explanation is believed to be unnecessary. However, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the invention to the exact construction shown and described, and accordingly all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the appended claims.

What is claimed as new is as follows:

1. An auxiliary seat for barber chairs having a supporting standard comprising an annular ring disposed in concentric relation to said standard, said ring having vertical recesses in its inner surface and having threaded bores communicating therewith, resilient members disposed in said recesses engaged by set screws in said bores for urging the former into frictional engagement with said standard, an outer ring rotatably carried by said annular ring, said outer ring including an apertured boss rotatably receiving a support shaft of an auxiliary seat assembly.

2. An auxiliary seat for barber chairs having a supporting standard comprising an annular inner ring disposed in concentric relation to said standard and secured thereto, said ring having vertical recesses in its inner surface and having threaded bores communicating therewith, resilient members disposed in said recesses engaged by said screws in said bores for urging the former into frictional engagement with said standard, an outer ring encompassing said inner ring and rotatably journalled thereon, said inner ring having a radially projecting flange at its lower end extending beneath a portion of the outer ring, said outer ring having an otfset portion at its lower end terminating in a depending collar, said offset presenting a bearing surface opposed to said radial flange and said collar encompassing the same, a bearing ring thread- References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,440,644 Powell Apr. 27, 1948 2,546,460 Leeds Mar. 27, 1951 2,578,373 Powell Apr. 11, 1951 2,678,086 Mohr May 11, 1954 

